Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Jīva–Ātman Inquiry; Kṣetrajña Doctrine; Karma-based Varṇa; Four Āśramas and Sannyāsa Discipline
सत्यानृतं तदुभयं प्राप्यते जगतीचरैः । तत्राप्येवंविधा लोके वृत्तिः सत्यानृते भवेत् ॥ ८४ ॥
satyānṛtaṃ tadubhayaṃ prāpyate jagatīcaraiḥ | tatrāpyevaṃvidhā loke vṛttiḥ satyānṛte bhavet || 84 ||
إن الكائنات السائرة في هذا العالم تلاقي الصدق والكذب، بل ومزيجًا منهما. لذلك، في المجتمع أيضًا، تتشكّل الممارسة والسلوك بحسب ما يعرض من أحوال بين الحقّ والباطل.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It acknowledges the complexity of lived reality—people meet truth, falsehood, and mixed situations—so dharmic discernment is required to keep one’s conduct aligned with righteousness while moving toward moksha.
By stressing careful conduct amid moral ambiguity, it supports bhakti as a lived discipline: devotion is protected when speech and behavior are restrained and guided by dharma rather than convenience.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the takeaway is applied niti/dharma—how to regulate one’s vṛtti (practical conduct) regarding truthful or untruthful circumstances.